Fish-trap.



PATENTED SEPT C. A. GEB.

FISH TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED APB.7,1905.

Y(.)l'\.l{, ASSIHNOR OF ONE-MALIil ',l() OF CUBA, NEW YORK.

FISH-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application filed April 7, 1905. Serial No. 254,289.

le it known that l, Cuantas A. (inn, a citizen ot' the United States, r'esiding atUuba, in the county et' Allegany and State of New York, have invented cer'tain new and uset'ul ,lmprovemen ts in I4`ish-'l`rapsg and ldo hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, su'ch as will enable other's skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an impr'oved lishtrap designed t'or catching' minnows, crawl'ish. and the like, the invention having' for its object the production ot' a trap constructed to be durable and to be eiiicient in operation. Furthermore, by reason ot' the peculiar' construction and assemblage ot' the parts the trap may be r'eadily and inexpensively manufactured and may be shipped and carried in small compass.

The natur'e ot' the invention will be readily cornpr'ehended, reference being had tothe following' detailed description ot' the construction and operation and to the accompanying drawings, illustr'ating the trap in its preferred form of embodiment, it being' under'stood that various moditications may be made therein without exceeding the scope of the concluding claims.

ln the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view ot' a tr'ap embodying' the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig'. 3 is an enlarged detail view showing' the means for hing'ing' the sections together'. Fig. t shows the sections ot' the trap in nested relation for' transportation.

Referring' to the drawings by numerals, l designates the trap, which is formed ot' two similar pr'eterably-tapered casing-sections 2 3, detacha bly fastened together at their inner ends and each having' sccur'ed to its outer'end to extend inwardly a cone-shaped guide i, terminating in an inlet-opening 5, through which the tish iind their' way into the trap. The casing-sections and guides are constructed ot' reticulated material-for example, woven wire avhich is galvanized or otherwise coated or covered to resist the action ot' the waterin which the trap is submerged.

The casing-sections ar'e each strengthened at their outer ends by a galvaniZed-metal annular' baud G, and the guide is secured at its larger' end to the section and band and to a g'alvanized-wire inner' ring T. At the inner' end of each section ar'e inner' and outer' annular bands S E), ot'galvanized metal, to which the material ot the section is secured, said band S being' bent over the band 9 t'or rigidity andto conline a wire l0, which is offset at opposite points to provide a hinge-eye Vil and a securing-eye i2, the eyes extending' through and beyond openings in the bent edge ot' the inner' band 8. The ends ot' the wire 10 extend through and beyond said bent edge near the eye l1 and are bent to t'orm a hook '13.

VEach casing-section is shown to be an exact counterpart ot' the other, both as to shape and dimensions and as to construction. Any two sections can therefore be assembled, and two or more ol' the. sections may be nested together', as shown in Fig. LLL, Vfor convenience in transportation and to minimize space. '.lwo sections are required to make one tr'ap, and said sections may be nested for convenience in carrying to and from the lishing' site.

Each casing-section has a hinge-eye, a hook, and a fastening-eye at intervals corresponding to those on another' casing'. lVlren the larger' ends o't' two sections are brought together', the respective hooks will register' with the respective hinge-eyes, and these devices are caused to interengage to hinge the par'ts together. 'lhe fastening-eyes ol the assembled sections ar'e in register', and tln'oug'h these eyes is passed the hook portion ot' a snap-hook l, to which is attached a cor'd for' suspending' the trap. The hinge connection between the sections is such as compels a wide separ'ation el the sections before the latter' can be disconnected. Hence in use the trap may he opened to a suilicient extent to remove the lish and bait the tr'ap withoutdanger ot' disconnection.

l claim as my invention 1. A lishtrap consisting' ot' two detachable hinged-together similar' sections.

A lish-trap consisting ot' two hinged-together' r'eticulated similar' sections having' conical guides leading' to the inlet-openings.

3. A lish-trap consisting' of two hinged-together' similar' sections adapted to be nested one within the other'.

4L. A fish-trap consisting of tWo similar secvals to provide a fastening-eye and a hinge tions each having a hook and an eye adapted element. Y to engage with the eye and hook on the other, In testimony whereof I affix my signature in and zi fastening-eye opposite to the hook and presence of two Witnesses.

5 e e. CHARLES .A. GEE.

5. A {ish-trap consisting oi' t\vo similar seoi Vitnesses: tions each having at its inner end a band and M. C. LOFTIS,

a Wire conined by the band and bent at inter- P. B. LoFTis. 

